sexta-feira, dezembro 02, 2011

[International] 7 Discriminatory (or Deadly) Countries for LGBT PeopleA quick glance at Wikipedia or this ILGA report is enough to tell you that there are a LOT of countries where it’s dangerous or deadly to be (or even to be perceived as) lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

[Europe]Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?On Thursday 8th December, we will hold a public roundtable on LGBT rights in the EU between now and 2014. If you are in Brussels, you are welcome to attend the discussion. Please register online by Sunday 4th December.

[Ireland]Transgender Awareness - talk by Vanessa LaceyMs Vanessa Lacey of the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) presented a seminar on Transgender Awareness in Ireland in Dublin City University on the 29 November 2011. While this talk was given as part of the BSc in Psychology module Sexuality and Society, it was open to all member of the DCU community. The presentation focussed on many aspects of transgenderism, which is an umbrella term. She detailed the different identities under this umbrella, and covered some historical aspects, explaining that transgender identities featured all through history and was not a new phenomena. Some of the challenges facing 'trans' people were also discussed, with lively participation from the audience.

[Uganda - Kenya] The gray area of gay refugeesThe two tender, soft-spoken Ugandans shared a circle of good friends back in their hometown of Kampala. They were close with their families and they started a restaurant together. Life was good.

[South Africa]Fighting a double stigmaIt’s about doing nice things for people at risk, says Dr Kevin Rebe with a smile.An infectious diseases expert, Rebe heads a unique service that is looking after people who would otherwise either delay seeking health care until it is too late or not go in search of help at all – men who have sex with men and transgender women.

[India]Equality is a tricky conceptExisting in a state of duality within themselves; transgenders in our society have emerged as victims of an unjust and selfish paradigm. Intolerance has indeed taken on a whole new meaning today. The battle of identity assertion is nothing but the aftermath of oppression and discrimination against these individuals. “The whole concept of an identity arises only when we are accepted as a part of the society. Until and unless that happens this debate is meaningless. When it comes to transgenders, we are constantly segregated from the collective consciousness of society at large,” said Akai, a transgender from Bangalore. As a part of the slut walk series, City Express sets forth on a journey of reality with transgenders.

[India]Slain Sonia wanted sex change operation: Ahmedabad policeOn Wednesday, the Karanj police continued their investigation of eunuch leader Sonia De's murder. The cops are still on the look-out for reliable leads for the motive, and the person/s behind the killing. However, the police have found evidence that suggests Sonia was supposed to travel outside the country to get a sex change operation.

[USA] Documenting Lives of Transgender ImmigrantsA new documentary, Crossing Over, will focus on the lives of three transgender women, all undocumented immigrants from Mexico. According to the Connecticut paper The Daily Stamford, the women — Francis Murillo, Brenda Gonzalez, and Abigail Madariaga — all fled rural Mexico seeking asylum after suffering physical and sexual abuse at the hands of family, community members, and even police, because they are transgender.

[USA] Transgender Man Wins Right to a Marital DivorceAs difficult as it can be for lesbian or gay same-sex couples to get married in most states these days -- let alone get divorced when their relationships go awry -- the marriage and divorce obstacles facing transgender men and women are even greater.

[FL, USA] Woman Says Fla. “Doctor” Caused Facial DamageOne of the people who says she underwent an illegal cosmetic procedure at the hands of a Florida transgender woman posing as a doctor now has grossly misshapen facial features.

[GA, USA] Court appears ready to hand legal victory to transgender womanThe federal appeals court in Atlanta appears ready to grant a legal victory to Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman who was fired as a legislative editor at the General Assembly after she disclosed she was going to make the transition from man to woman.

[NY, USA] Transmasculine punkers are the new JudaismNot too long ago, when the New York Times Sunday Magazine ran a supportive profile of a sex-positive sex-ed teacher, Rod Dreher wrote about the magazine’s obsession “with sex and sexuality, and of course always, always, always from a progressive point of view.” He listed some of the “sexual-liberationist” stories they’d done this year.

[OH, USA] Vigil, City Hall ceremony mark Transgender Day of RemembranceThe city’s LGBT community commemorated the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 18 with a vigil at the Free Stamp, a march into City Hall and a program remembering the dead, and honoring those who work to end violence against transgender people.